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(Best Syndication News) – According to a study published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine’s May issue people could reduce their chance of developing Type 2 diabetes by attending a group weight loss program such as Weight Watchers. In their study, they found that people that attended Weight Watchers dieting program for 6 months for at least 2/3 of the meetings lost weight but also had improved their fasting glucose and insulin levels.
While the study was relatively small with 61 overweight or obese men and women attending the Weight Watchers program for 6 months, the more the participants showed up for the meetings, the more success with weight loss and their glucose and insulin levels improved. The Weight Watchers program instructed the participants on eating a low calorie diet, exercising and meet weekly as a group to offer encouragement to each other. The participants that attended at least 20 out of 24 meeting lost an average of 14 pounds and had the best improvement on glucose and insulin levels. Increase glucose and insulin levels are directly related to a person’s risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
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